Increasing equality in health and global solidarity

Who joined parliamentary leaders at 150^th The Assembly of the Correctional Union (IPU) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 5-9. April. Gathering nearly 1 400 delegates from 130 countries, this significant assembly increased the vital role of parliamentarians in improving the universal health covering (UHC), health security, gender equality and sustainable health financing on the background of increasing global challenges.

“I praise you for the focus on this assembly for social development, equality and justice. Health is central to each of these goals, and parliaments play a vital role in this key period when the world is facing many geopolitical challenges, and multilateralism has been attacked,” said Dr. Tedros Adhan Ghebreyesus, His speech During the general discussion of the Assembly.

Who is the Sustainable Financing Message

The IPU -A Assembly served as a timely platform for whom to draw attention to an emergency need for sustainable health financing at a global level. While the world is struggling with convergence of complex challenges, including geopolitical tension, economic uncertainty and competitive priorities of donors, who warned of the immediate and far -reaching consequences of vulnerable and marginalized groups served by the organization.

Which further emphasized the vital role of the leadership of parliamentarians in employment of long -term health investments: investments that bring high yields through a healthy population, economic stability and global security.

Workshop on beliefs and social norms: influence on women's health

On the eve of World Health Daywhich focuses on the health of mothers and newborns this year, a workshop organized by WHO, IPU and partnership for mothers' health, infant and child (PMNCH), has explored the strong influence of beliefs and social norms on women's health. This is especially evident in the field of sexual and reproductive health. The parliamentarians dealt with issues such as decaying women's genitals and a specific action of champion to resolve full continuity of women's health needs – including access to the service and information they need to control their own lives and bodies.

With the votes of the parliament members, the IPU Secretariat, which and PMNCH, the debate emphasized the urgent need for legislation based on evidence to counteract the harmful practices associated with the built-in social norms that perpetuate gender discrimination and inequality.

“Evidence shows that priority to female health and rights is holistic before, during and well -being of the reproductive year a path to a healthier, righteous world,” said Mrs. Elisa Scolaro, who is an external relations officer for health and multilateral partnerships.

“Therefore, the role of parliamentarians is crucial in the protection of global health investments and the support of long -term predictable financing in health,” she said, emphasizing the importance of alignment between which the world's health agency and IPU as a global voice for democracy.

Health Advisory Group

In the heart of who the engagement was 32^Nd Meeting of the IPU Counseling Group, where it contributed to the essential contribution to various strategic topics, including sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), gender equality, global health security, air conditioning and health and migration. These discussions have confirmed the importance of parliamentary leadership in resolving complex and intertwined global health challenges.

One of the key meetings of the meeting was to strengthen responsibility, ensuring Orienter IPU resolution At the UHC in 2019, it is translated into concrete and tangible actions at the national, regional and global level. In order to support this, which provided a technical contribution to the creation of a new liability framework, which will help in the supervision of global progress, identifying gaps and conducting parliamentary actions to achieve UHC by 2030.

One of the main achievements of this Assembly was the establishment of a new IPU Committee on Health. Continuing to the inheritance of the Advisory Group, this committee will serve as a permanent platform for parliamentary health engagement, which strengthens the IPU dedication to health as the central pillar to achieve SDG social justice. Who welcomes the creation of the IPU Committee dedicated to health and stands ready to provide technical support and guidelines to its members as an invaluable partner.

Field visit

IPU, which also co-organized the Uzbekistan Health Ministry of the Family Policy Policy 7 in Tashkent, joined by IPU members. The Who -Uzbekistan office was provided with strong support. This visit was an opportunity to present significant achievements in the health of the mothers and the child achieved by Uzbekistan, which is a testimony to successful cooperation and partnership between the White of Uzbekistan.

Promotion of WHA

Who invited the parliamentarians to continue the dialogue in the upcoming seventy-eighth-eighth Health Assembly (WHA78), which will be held in Geneva, 19-27. May. WHO and IPU will organize the first global parliamentary dialogue of WHA to improve health and ensure a strong engagement in the design of global health policies and programs, including constant negotiations on the pandemic agreement and sustainable financing for whom.

“Who advocates working with the IPU IPA to inform and support the parliaments on global health priorities. We encourage all of you to join your national delegation to the WHA78 to hear your voice and translate global healthcare decisions at national level actions,” said Dr. Tedro in his names of Delegate.